Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-16
Twelfth Day of the Haddock Trial.
SWAN ANDERSON.

Sworn: / live at Onawa. Once lived In
Sioux City. Worked here in 80. Am a mason.
Helped lay addition for Hubbard house.
The 81 day of August | was in Sioux
City. In the evening OF the 81 ] was In the
city. Remember about Haddook being killed.
When the shot was fired | was near Ed.
Ressegieu's liquor store, west of the Third
street bridge. Was going to the west side
10 the house Of a friend. When ! heard the
shot fired | looked east to the Columbia house
corner. Saw three men run north on Water
street. The balance scattered out In ali di-
rectiOns. Waited TO see If any one came in
my direction so that / might find out what
had happened. Ssa no one come across the
bridge. 1t was SO light | could have plainly
seen any one. The e~l,ctic light shone plainly
down as far as the bridge. Heard no one
running across the bridge.
Or, ss-examination by state.
was In front OF the German hotel, Just
wet OF Ed. Ressegieu's liquor store. Was
about 25p or 800 feet west of the bridge. Did
not remain there until any one came from
the west towards the scene Of the murder.
J.. c. PETERSON.
Sworn: Live in Sioux City; came here
about five years ago. Am workiI z In The
pork honse. Was b, re- last August visiting
my brother, wholives on East Seventh street
Was In Sioux City August 81. That night
after supper went W town, across the Third
street bridge to the German hotel, where |
got a glass of beer. Then came ha k &C oss
the bridge to the corner OF Wafer and Pearl
streets, where ] met a friend, and we went
north or Water street mp past Mi"llsDaugh,s
laundry. Was about a:D when | started back
To Fourth street. When | got to the Lone
Star restaurant, near the northeast corner Of
Water aud Fourth streets, ii was raining and
| stopped In 81 c doorway Of the restaurant.
Pretty soon | saw a buggy go past westward
then turn south to Mcrrilps livery sta bic. Ia
q few seconds a man started across the south
side of Water street from the Columbia house
corner, then another man came from the same
direction close behind the front man: when
nesr the middle OF the street the man In the
rear shot the from man, then the former
ran north on Water street past the black
smith shop, the man that was snot staggered
and partially fell, and then staggard and fell
a few feet from where he was shot. The man
that ran north had on a bubber coat, a light
ish hat and light pants. (Here the Old straw
hat was shown the witness.) That looks
like the hat the man wore, except the rim to
his hat was broader, Cannot tell whether 1t
was a straw or felt hat. Have known John
Arensdorf q 'e years, know him well. 1t was
not John Arensdorf that did the shooting. |
was scared and only remained In the door
way a few moments after the shooting. Then
went home. Left Sioux City about fifteen
days after the murder. Went 10 Nebraska
City and from there to Norfolk. Told a man
named Thompson what ! had seen. He came
to Sioux City, and then Marshal Shanley came
over TO see me, and talked wish me about the
murder. Told him the same
story that l have told here to-day.
He asked me Wham ! thought dome the shoot.
ing; told him ! thought ii was Harry Leavitt
at least, a man that looked just like him;
he said that it Mas a like; that John Arens-
dorf was the man thar did the shooting: tod
him 1t was not, that | knew Arensdorf. and
that | had not seen him that night. Marshal
Stanley aud the attorneys for the prosecution
] talked with before | ever talked with any
one connected with the defense.
The direct examination here closed. The
state asked TO defer the REORGANIZATION
until afternoon. The defense declined to in
troGuce any new testimony until the cross
examination Of Peterson was finished, where
upon court adjourned till afternoon.
j. c. PETERSON
Recalled. Cross.eXaminatiou by the state:
Worked here about three months. Am In no
business now. | started a laundry I'm Ne
hiaska City August 20. Then started laundry
I'm Norfolk. Came to Sioux City about
Christmas. Wen ont 10 Geo. Kellogg's for
my health. Kello ~ is not physician. The
last month l have been out To KCl!osg's.
Came in again yesterday. He
lives about three miles from